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EducationSchooling and Parental Death
Loss of a parent is one of the most traumatic events a child can face. If loss of a parent reduces investments in children, it can also have long-lasting implications.…
Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries
Background Development policymakers and child-care service providers are committed to improving the educational opportunities of the 153 million orphans worldwide.…
Care and education of orphaned children in Poland
Poland is going through tremendous changes in its educational and health‐care systems. These changes may bring reforms in the care of orphaned children because…
The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
This paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants…
Orphans and schooling in africa: a longitudinal analysis
AIDS deaths could have a major impact on economic development by affecting the human capital accumulation of the next generation. We estimate the impact of parent…
Does the impact of parental death vary by parental socioeconomic status? A study of children's educational and occupational attainment
Objective: We examine whether parental death differentially affects educational and occupational attainment by the socioeconomic status of the parent who dies and…
Constraints to educational opportunities of orphans: a community-based study from northern Uganda
The objective of this article is to assess constraints on educational opportunities of orphans cared for within the extended family system in Lira district, northern…
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ORPHANS IN ORPHANAGES: A CASE STUDY OF AL-ISLAH CENTER IN DISTRICT MARDAN
The study intends to reflect the ideal and actual situation of Al-Islah Centre considering Government policy for orphanages. Recreational, educational and food…
An In-Depth Study of Psychosocial Distress Among Orphan and Vulnerable Children Living in Institutional Care in New Delhi, India and Their Coping Mechanisms
India is home to the largest population of orphan children (31 million) in the South Asia. These children are at increased risked of psychosocial distress. Keeping…
The transformative role of education sponsorship program among female Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Uganda
The purpose of the current study was to explore the transformative role of education sponsorship program provided by Concern for the Girl Child (CGC) to female…
Influence of sponsorship on completion of post primary education among orphans and vulnerable children: a case of Ngaremara location in Isiolo county, Kenya.
Attention is increasingly turned to post primary education in the Millennium Development Goals and education for all. The transition to secondary education and…
Accountability of school stakeholders in ensuring orphaned children’s school attendance
Background: In recent years, there appears to have been more interest than ever in the education of orphaned children, especially in terms of their school attendance.…
An Exploratory Study on the Challenges Faced by Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the Schools of Maleboho East Circuit of the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province to Develop a Multi-Disciplinary Mode
Society faces the serious challenges of having to find solutions to look after orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC), who often survive against all odds, and are…
A study of environmental stimulation: An orphanage preschool project.
In this major study of the effects of preschool education on child behavior the four authors have had the courage to see the project through to the end. For this…